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09-05-2022, 09:08 AM
Thread: "The Turn"
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Please God, give me just a hint, I love the sun...
Please God, give me just a hint, I love the sun and it's life giving light and heat but how many 100+ days must we endure?
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08-16-2022, 10:11 PM
Thread: Big Air Dave- Video for Laughs
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Got married, had 2 kids, got divorced, started...
Got married, had 2 kids, got divorced, started drinking more, embezzled some money, got caught, copped a plea deal, 6 months served 5 years probation and rehab. So far rehab is going well.
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12-12-2020, 04:41 PM
Thread: First to Close???
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I think Mr Cahill is still kicking, although...
I think Mr Cahill is still kicking, although quite old.
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11-03-2020, 10:26 AM
Thread: Fat Skis: Is 120 waist and up worth it?
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So I'm set with my 125 knee! Too bad my main ski...
So I'm set with my 125 knee! Too bad my main ski is 135. But then again, I'm mainly a cottonwood storm skier.
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10-20-2020, 09:00 AM
Thread: Fat Skis: Is 120 waist and up worth it?
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Fat skis in minimal snow are underappreciated. ...
Fat skis in minimal snow are underappreciated.
For chop, go bigger and faster and you'll just skip across the top of the chop. A glorious feeling. Of course Utah chop is pretty forgiving :) -
09-21-2020, 08:47 PM
Thread: Skiing and Covid-19 masks
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Who needs a mask when you have an avalung? ...
Who needs a mask when you have an avalung?
Since I don't have an avalung I'll have to improvise, but I will not pull up my pants, Gramps ; ) -
08-31-2020, 08:57 PM
Thread: "The Turn"
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Below 70 tonight in SLC, it's on baby!!! Ok...
Below 70 tonight in SLC, it's on baby!!!
Ok that may be a little over the top but it has changed. Thank God! And I'm not even religious. -
08-28-2020, 05:45 PM
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Poll: Yes. Wtf I have more mtgs now than I've ever had....
Yes. Wtf I have more mtgs now than I've ever had. Bullshit is what it is.
Just say no.
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07-01-2020, 03:17 PM
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Interesting option
Interesting option
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07-01-2020, 03:15 PM
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I thought I saw a discussion in the EIS for...
I thought I saw a discussion in the EIS for reversible lanes - 3rd lane added.
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03-27-2020, 12:24 PM
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I'm stealing that first skinning pic...... ...
I'm stealing that first skinning pic......
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Fuck yeah I'm offended! WTF makes you think I'm...
Fuck yeah I'm offended! WTF makes you think I'm gentle?! Call me a gentleman and I'll throw you through the window ala Charles Barkley, you fucking pussy. Go ahead I dare you!
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11-11-2019, 11:57 AM
Thread: Really Backcountry.com??
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Stop forever - no one will ever learn until one...
Stop forever - no one will ever learn until one is destroyed.
Maybe they should trademark backcuntry.
@backcountry.com
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10-30-2019, 08:34 PM
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In a month I hope to be able to tell you how much...
In a month I hope to be able to tell you how much it cost to get a jacket and pants made. 10 or so years ago I got a custom sized softshell coat and pants from beyond clothing. I've got an atypical...
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04-19-2019, 03:17 PM
Thread: Best Gaper qoute of the weekend?
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At Alta on Supreme with 2 guys obviously talking...
At Alta on Supreme with 2 guys obviously talking about Catherine’s area (but not naming it) with one guy complaining “good turns but that 20 minute (sic) hike sucked and he can’t do it again”. The...
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11-21-2018, 02:40 PM
Thread: Free snow tires and rims in slc
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Free snow tires and rims in slc
14" factory rims with snow tires with lots of tread off my old 95 imprezza. Thought they would fit on sons 2006 imprezza. Just a tad too small for front calipers. First pm gets them.
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11-21-2018, 11:01 AM
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Snow tires! I have 4 good 14" snowtires on...
Snow tires!
I have 4 good 14" snowtires on allow rims off my old 96 imprezza. Thought they would fit my sons 2006 but they don't quite clear the front calipers.
FREE to any ski bum who wants... -
03-03-2017, 10:42 AM
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Thanks for the Aaron Rice lead - nice pics on his...
Thanks for the Aaron Rice lead - nice pics on his IG. I think I would have bailed with him....
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03-02-2017, 09:20 PM
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Who's going to admit to skiing the face of...
Who's going to admit to skiing the face of Olympus? 6 sweet turns at the top and 1500' of holy shit this was a bad idea side slipping.
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12-29-2016, 06:54 PM
Thread: Best Gaper qoute of the weekend?
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That's freakin brilliant. He must be an hvac guy.
That's freakin brilliant. He must be an hvac guy.
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12-29-2016, 06:26 PM
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@jtrue. Love that swim up o. Never been in it...
@jtrue. Love that swim up o. Never been in it this early. Pretty narrow. Thanks for the pics.
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12-09-2013, 06:41 PM
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Yes, the dad, the little kid, the little girl and...
Yes, the dad, the little kid, the little girl and your mom all contributed to the accident but ultimately it was the snowboarders fault.
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09-16-2013, 05:02 PM
Thread: Angulation in Powder
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I think you have solved the angulation in powder...
I think you have solved the angulation in powder question - how about angulation on the high t? When traversing to the vertical do you remain horizontal or it the horizontal now vertical or if you...
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04-01-2012, 10:25 AM
Thread: The Gaper Spirit Animal
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mmmmmm pie
mmmmmm pie
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03-19-2012, 05:14 PM
Thread: Private Freeride Contest in Euroland
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That guy was hauling - my favorite shot too.
That guy was hauling - my favorite shot too.
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03-15-2012, 01:08 PM
Thread: Send it kid....
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"It's just a big 20" I loved that. Break it...
"It's just a big 20" I loved that. Break it down to what you know.
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12-12-2011, 08:54 PM
Thread: Why Are Catholics Such Retards?
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I was catholic until I had a vision of the Lady...
I was catholic until I had a vision of the Lady Jesus.
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12-05-2011, 03:42 PM
Thread: TR: Antarctica 2011 (nsfw@pg. 3)
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All pray to the flying lady Jesus! Hallelujah!
All pray to the flying lady Jesus! Hallelujah!
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04-28-2011, 07:41 AM
Thread: Wasatch Conditions 10-11
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Nope not me - I'd have claimed it. Looked like...
Nope not me - I'd have claimed it. Looked like they started below the choke. This is the first time I've seen snow in the choke.
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04-27-2011, 07:04 PM
Thread: Wasatch Conditions 10-11
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Matt - some one put tracks in the chimney line...
Matt - some one put tracks in the chimney line today....
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11-20-2010, 08:29 PM
Thread: unofficial inbounds utah thread
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unofficial inbounds utah thread
today rocked
despite what the forecasts may or may not say, it IS snowing.
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04-07-2010, 09:31 PM
Thread: Alta rope tow. hilarious
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as my boy said "real or faked, it's still funny!"
as my boy said "real or faked, it's still funny!"
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09-27-2009, 08:00 AM
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Thanks for sharing - great read!
Thanks for sharing - great read!
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02-06-2009, 05:18 PM
Thread: 2-4-09 Olympus Memorial Couloirs
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I've looked at it. I been up there about 5 times...
I've looked at it. I been up there about 5 times and most of the time the top 10 ft looked impossible for me. Plus it seemed a lot skinnier than the number pic suggests.
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02-05-2009, 11:14 PM
Thread: 2-4-09 Olympus Memorial Couloirs
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thanks, I think I've always gone all the way...
thanks,
I think I've always gone all the way right and stayed at the base of the next ridge. You dont want to go straight :)
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02-05-2009, 10:57 PM
Thread: 2-4-09 Olympus Memorial Couloirs
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So I've been down that chute a few times but the...
So I've been down that chute a few times but the spine is unfamiliar. When you exited the first narrow section did you go skiers left or skiers right? I've always gone right then you can either...
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02-02-2009, 07:43 PM
Thread: Best Gaper qoute of the weekend?
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"they are a good ski; they just don't match my...
"they are a good ski; they just don't match my current desire to have a more twin-tippy touring ski."
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07-29-2008, 09:53 PM
Thread: TR: Medusa's Face, Mt. Olympus - March 2005
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I saw your line the day or day after you did it. ...
I saw your line the day or day after you did it. I saw the tracks near the top, got my spotting scope out and followed the line down until your fall. Picked up the track lower down and couldn't...
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06-18-2008, 08:03 PM
Thread: anyone need vintage ritchey logic parts
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I'm interested - what happened to the crank? ...
I'm interested - what happened to the crank?
I've got an mb-1 frame I'm trying to build out vintage.
do you have a picture of the whole lot?
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06-08-2008, 07:55 PM
Thread: Why you should be scared of Alta
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Isn't much of the backside of that ridge private...
Isn't much of the backside of that ridge private land also?
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03-03-2008, 09:13 PM
Thread: broken Dynafits?
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I broke a pin in my second year, they warrantied...
I broke a pin in my second year, they warrantied it and I put another 4 years on it. I put about 10 tour days a year and 15 inbounds days a year on it. I did have some boot issues that I think...
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02-04-2008, 11:15 PM
Thread: Next Year's ICELANTIC Skis are sick!
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AT bindings on the demos? Bought a pilgrim for...
AT bindings on the demos?
Bought a pilgrim for my boy this year - they made him a better skier. What more could you ask of a ski?
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11-20-2007, 10:36 PM
Thread: Hey username " Fieldys Nuts" .......WTF?
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So I get this email alert that some fuckstick...
So I get this email alert that some fuckstick that goes "Fieldys Nuts" has posted in a thread I've subscribed to. Well I look at what he wrote and its exactly what I had written in the same post. So...
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08-15-2007, 03:15 PM
Thread: WTF is wrong with my heel?
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Nickisch at the University of Utah Orthopaedic...
Nickisch at the University of Utah Orthopaedic Center
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I'm not sure how experienced he is - mine was pretty straight forward so I wasn't too worried. He seems conservative which I think... -
08-15-2007, 12:04 PM
Thread: WTF is wrong with my heel?
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"Haglund’s deformity is often called “pump bump”...
"Haglund’s deformity is often called “pump bump” because..... In fact, the deformity is most common in young women who wear pumps"
Dan is there something you are not telling us?
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08-10-2007, 12:20 PM
Thread: What do you think my brother did?
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be careful with the simplifications... I had a...
be careful with the simplifications...
I had a Dr. tell me I had a grade 3 mcl tear, with a grade 1 ACL tear.
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03-22-2007, 06:06 PM
Thread: Ultimate ski bum car?
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http://www.iglhaut-allrad.de/
http://www.iglhaut-allrad.de/
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03-16-2007, 12:36 PM
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You did mean to say intelligently designed,...
You did mean to say intelligently designed, didn't you? I said DIDN'T you.
I can't believe you all buy into this crap. We all know the man is just messin with our minds to cull the faithfull from... -
01-10-2007, 12:56 PM
Thread: My wife is so rad...
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My wife is so mad
How mad is she? My wife is so mad, she mentions to me the other day that she noticed I have been researching skis via Buyer's Guides left on the coffee table and websites left unclosed. She asks me...
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11-29-2006, 12:11 AM
Thread: Fritchi Freeride breakage
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The wife got a new computer and now I can surf...
The wife got a new computer and now I can surf from anywhere in house. The forum's triing to reel me back in.....
"you just weren't skiing fast enough"
After reading this and the burly AT rig...
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